Chapter 141.2: Five Years To Condense Divine Fortification! (II)

Lu Changsheng narrowed his eyes slightly. A thirtyfold enhancement was indeed extraordinary, but the cultivation conditions were clearly far more demanding. With only comprehension of the Starry Sky Intent, the success rate stood at a mere ten percent. Even if the practitioner were to perfect the Intent, the success rate would still fall short of fifty percent. Such odds were undeniably harsh.

Without evolving the Starry Sky Domain, condensing Boundless Starry Sky Divine Fortification was nearly impossible. Although the conditions were harsh, it was perfectly suited to Lu Changsheng. A thirtyfold enhancement was no small feat. He remembered that the Asura Body Divine Fortification Art, which required the evolution of the Slaughter Domain, also granted a thirtyfold boost.

Martial arts of this type were actually referred to as

Supreme

Divine Fortification Arts. Within the Transmission Hall, even Divine Fortification martial arts that enhanced the strength by thirtyfold only required 2000 contribution points to exchange.

After deciding on his three picks, Lu Changsheng went straight to the Transmission Hall elder.

"I want to exchange for three Divine Fortification martial arts," said Lu Changsheng as he handed over his identity token.

"That'll be 6,000 contribution points."

The Transmission Hall elder narrowed his eyes slightly and studied Lu Changsheng in silence. It was exceedingly rare for someone to acquire three top-tier martial arts at once. However, he made no further comment. Anyone willing to spend such a sum was clearly not making a casual attempt. Even if the exchange proved wasteful, it was Lu Changsheng's own affair, and he had no authority to interfere.

With this, Lu Changsheng was left with 8,000 contribution points.

"Now you may go to the training room. And remember—you're not allowed to take the manuals home with you."

In just two hours, he came back, having firmly committed the three arts to memory. With that, he left the Transmission Hall.

Watching him go away, the Transmission Hall elder softly muttered to himself, "He's exchanging for three top-tier Divine Fortification arts at once... and that's on top of the Tempest Divine Fortification Art he chose a few months ago. That makes four in total. Don't tell me he's planning to condense four layers of divine fortification? If he actually pulls that off...

tsk

. That would be incredible!"

The Transmission Hall elder oversaw the exchanges for many years and had witnessed countless exceptional geniuses. Even so, those capable of condensing four layers of divine fortification in one attempt were exceedingly rare. Every such individual was a figure of peerless brilliance. If they survived and continued to grow, they would inevitably become a pillar of the Northern Region Heavenly Sect. Of course, most failed to reach such heights.

Unaware of the impression he had left on the elder, Lu Changsheng returned to Courtyard No.12. There was no outer sect steward waiting.

Still no challenge, huh?

He gave it some thought. Meng Fang, one of the outer sect's Three Untouchables, had gone unchallenged for years. By defeating Meng Fang, Lu Changsheng had effectively taken his place. It was only natural that no one dared to challenge him now.

Whatever. There's no point in staying in the outer sect any longer. It's time to condense divine fortification and step into the inner sect.

Lu Changsheng shook his head, his decision firm. Still, condensing divine fortification was no simple matter.

Divine fortification was the comprehensive manifestation of all aspects of the body. Once formed, it consumed an enormous amount of blood qi and took a heavy toll on the body. Under normal circumstances, it could take several months to recover.

However, the Northern Region Heavenly Sect was different. It possessed a blood qi pool filled with refined essences that the body could easily absorb and convert into blood qi. By condensing divine fortification within the blood qi pool, there was no need to worry about the physical toll or months of recuperation. The process could be completed in one continuous effort, leaving the body entirely unharmed. This was one of the true advantages of a sect.

Of course, only a superior sect like the Northern Region Heavenly Sect possessed the foundation to construct a blood qi pool.

I'll just head there.

Lu Changsheng rose and left the courtyard. The blood qi pool was located at the northeastern corner of the outer sect. This place saw very few people, as not many outer sect disciples were capable of condensing divine fortification. Moreover, the blood qi pool was limited. Anyone who wanted to use it normally had to queue. When Lu Changsheng arrived outside the pool, he took out his identity token.

"A scion disciple? Senior Brother Lu, as a scion disciple, you have priority access to the blood qi pool. No contribution points are required."

The one stationed there was also an outer sect disciple, assigned to guard the pool as a task, earning 100 contribution points for a month of duty.

"No contribution points at all?"

Lu Changsheng was somewhat surprised. The blood qi pool was far from cheap; normally, just two hours inside cost 100 contribution points.

Being a scion disciple sure has its perks.

He put away his identity token and walked straight in. By now, he was already a well-known figure in the outer sect, and no one could afford to disregard him now.

There were a few outer sect disciples at the blood qi pool. They all stared at Lu Changsheng wide-eyed.

"Didn't Senior Brother Lu challenge Senior Brother Meng Fang just yesterday and secure the scion disciple spot? And now he's already at the blood qi pool... Is he really going to condense divine fortification and enter the inner sect?"

"Given that he unleashed two Domains yesterday, condensing divine fortification shouldn't be difficult for him. Even if he only forms two layers, once he enters the inner sect, he could probably still keep his scion status."

"He only entered the sect through the Heavenly Stairway a little over four months ago, right? Four months, and he's already condensing divine fortification to advance to the inner sect... That's unbelievable!"

Many outer sect disciples felt genuine envy. Condensing divine fortification and advancing to the inner sect was not anything extraordinary by itself. Those who could join the Northern Region Heavenly Sect's outer sect were all geniuses and naturally possessed a measure of pride.

Many of them were also capable of condensing divine fortification. However, Lu Changsheng was different. If he advanced to the inner sect and still retained his scion disciple status, that alone would mark him as a prodigy favored by the heavens—a top-tier genius everyone would look up to.

Lu Changsheng reached the arena of the blood qi pool. Before him lay not just one, but nine pools, each capable of accommodating a disciple to condense divine fortification at the same time.

Seven of the pools were already occupied. After a brief glance, Lu Changsheng walked to the eighth pool and stepped straight in. The inside was a deep crimson.

There was a great deal of blood qi essence inside, capable of mitigating any kind of physical toll. The moment Lu Changsheng entered the blood qi pool, he immediately felt a gentle warmth spread through his entire body. It was as though he had returned into the womb. His body was relaxed to the greatest possible extent—the ideal condition for condensing divine fortification.

Okay, let's see...

He took a deep breath, and the contents of the Tempest Divine Fortification Art immediately surfaced in his mind.

Voosh!

His entire body trembled as his blood qi boiled over in an instant. It surged through his limbs and organs, spreading through his entire body. . With the Tempest Divine Fortification Art activated, the blood qi underwent refinement and gradually converted into divine fortification.

Divine fortification was essentially blood qi combined with certain elements within the body, condensed together. Due to its great density, it was exceedingly difficult to break. Naturally, a martial artist had to expend an enormous amount of blood qi to condense even a single trace of divine fortification.

The process was extremely taxing, but fortunately, Lu Changsheng was doing this within the blood qi pool. Streams of blood qi essence poured continuously to make up for his consumption.

Time passed little by little. After about an hour, a layer of Tempest Divine Fortification enveloped Lu Changsheng's body. However, the layer remained extremely unstable, seemingly about to disperse at any moment. This marked the most critical step.

The divine fortification had to be stabilized with either Intent or a Domain. If the Intent was not strong enough, it could not be stabilized, and once the divine fortification collapsed, the condensation would fail.

Lu Changsheng did not need to rely on Intent.

Rumble!

He released the Storm Domain. A terrifying storm converged above the blood qi pool, blotting out everything and enveloping Lu Changsheng at its center. Within this overwhelming Domain, the divine fortification quickly stabilized.

The contrast with the other seven blood qi pools was stark. Those outer sect disciples released their Intents one by one and were struggling to keep their divine fortifications from collapsing, as though a single misstep would cause them to disperse. Lu Changsheng, by comparison, appeared entirely at ease. For him, stabilizing the divine fortification was effortless.

Alright!

Eventually, he opened his eyes. The Tempest Divine Fortification was complete, and with this, he had truly stepped into the Divine Fortification Realm. After five years of martial training, he had finally managed to condense divine fortification!